'Really good player': Shane Flanagan confirms interest in Tigers star Stefano Utoikamanu 06:02

Shane Flanagan, the Dragons coach, is on the line. Hello, Flano. Hi, Mark. How are you? Favourite movie line, please. You can't handle the truth, Mark. Yeah!

Nice one. That was a terrible attempt at an American accent. You can't handle the chant. Yes, I can't. You can't handle the chant. You can't. You can't. Well done, Flannery. How did you go hosting the show today, Paul? I did my best, man. I'm not a host. I never tried to be a host. But Mark has got a little bit upset. They paid some extra money, I bet you would. Well, they're my invoice. But Mark's got a bit upset. I was getting a bit of support from some of the fans out there. So he tried to throw me under the bus. But I did my best. This is where you let yourself down. I actually wasn't upset.

I genuinely wanted to give you a crack at hosting the show, and I thought you were very good. I didn't ask for a crack, but anyway, I appreciate your support because I support you, Marcus. You're doing a great job. He's a suck, isn't he? Anyway, Shane, the reason we wanted to get you on the line to have a chat is because your Dragons play tomorrow, of course, but it's a milestone game for you, and I haven't seen it written anywhere or mentioned much this week, and we wanted to congratulate you because you're one of our men. 200 games as an NRL coach. Congratulations.

Yeah, thanks, Mark. That's sort of one of those things that it's like a birthday party when you get over 50. You sort of, yeah, okay, thanks for the birthday present, but I'm not really happy about it. You know, it's been a really enjoyable ride. There's been some tough times, obviously, in NRL coaching.

You know, just all it's about winning. And that's all I'm really worried about is tomorrow is, you know, just get the win. You know, I'll give anything for those two competition points. And, you know, if we can get it on my 200th, that'll be great. You know, another present that might be nice for your 200th. You've already got Damien Cook. Do I hear that you're chasing Stefano, your toy Gamano?

Oh, look, we'll have a look at it. I saw the article written today and it was a bit of a shock to me that we found all of a sudden we found a lot of money. But, you know, he's a really good player, obviously, and, you know, we're in the market for a front-rower. So, you know, definitely we'll have a look at it and, you know, we'll talk to Stefano. He's only just, you know, recently got permission to talk to other clubs. So...

I presume he'll start that process over the next couple of weeks and will more than likely jump on the queue. Given Zach Lomax is leaving at the end of the year, I'm wondering whether he's starting to regret that decision given the way he's playing not only at club level but origin level on the wing. So you've obviously done something there for his game. But is his departure going to free up plenty of money for you to chase someone like a Stefano Yatouk, am I right?

Hopefully we use Zach's money in that position. We need a quality outside back and whilst we might not spend all of that money that was allocated for Zach, we'd like to think that we can go in the market to buy a quality outside back and now our main targets were

a hooker, a front rower and outside back. We've got our hooker. Now we've just got two more to go and they're probably two big ones to add to what we've already got this year. Let's talk about the game tomorrow, Flannery, up against the Dolphins. They're a fast side, aren't they? I mean, one thing, they have got one of their speedsters out, unfortunately for them, but they're a very fast side and they play fast football.

Yeah, they do, Daryl, and they just play consistent football. They don't turn the ball over. I think they're number one in a few areas and the areas that they're number one at is coming out of their end discipline. They don't turn the football over. They don't chance their arm too much in yardage. Two passes is probably maximum, but

You know, their forwards are experienced and they just roll up the field. And then, you know, probably when they get to your 30-metre line, things start to change a little bit. And, you know, they, you know, obviously they throw some attack at you, but really disciplined in yardage. And, you know, typical Wayne Bennett side's just applied pressure from, you know, completions and field position. So we're going to have to be good at that tomorrow. Flannery, you and the boys are coming off a bye.

Do you struggle or do you like having that little bit of a break or do you find it hard to sort of get them back up for a big game? Tricky one. Probably tell you that tomorrow about four o'clock. Our last bye was a quick turnaround. We played on a Thursday night. I think this bye came at a really good time for us. There was a few boys that had a few bumps and bruises. A lot of players getting painkillers before games and they probably just needed that week off. So, yeah.

We gave them seven days off, but we also jumped into a really... Monday, we jumped into them pretty quickly with their conditioning and they've had a really good week, a long week, because we play on the Sunday, obviously. So it's a tricky one, but I think you do need a break and a freshen up and hopefully we turn up tomorrow fresh, but ready to go. Flan, I'm not sure if you've been listening to the show. Would you classify E.T. as a legendary movie or not so good?

No, a legendary movie. Yes, Daryl. You just pushed in front of Paul Gallen's question. That's fine. That was the same question. I was going to ask that question. So you're with me. Flannery, I rang you this morning and you brushed me. What happened?

I've got another job. It's called casing a football team. Okay, fair enough. Nice. You're not playing until tomorrow. I agree. No, no, but we had our captain's run this morning and now I'm around the grounds at Redfern Oval. Hang on, are we talking to Shane Flanagan or Benji Marshall? Benji answers his phone. Yeah, quickly they forget. I want him at Premiership anyway. Righto, Shane, flash scores around the grounds. New South Wales Cup, Uber Reserve, what's doing? Yeah.

Yes, South Sydney and St George Illawarra, half-time. St George Illawarra, 12. South Sydney, nil. You sure? Yes. I'm being told it's 16-nil.

While I've been talking to you, they might have scored another one. We're all about accuracy on this program, Flannagan. No, look, seriously, Daryl and I actually recorded a video, and I think you did too, Gal, for Flannagan's 200th game that was played, I think, to all of the playing group and the coaching staff and everything else. We mean it. You're a good fella. Congratulations, 200 games. Well deserved, and good luck tomorrow against the Dolphins. Thanks, boys. Love your support. Thank you very much. See you later, Shane Flannagan.